I kind of like my new word, "rucketing" but I might get tired of it, too. You may hate it. You may hate me. I hope not. But let's try the new word on for a while...
Seeing as it's summer, you may have seen something slip by. Even though the schools are not in session (for the most part), school boards are still meeting in many precincts of this great nation.
You know what they're talking about? Money.
I don't know if you've noticed, but budgets are pretty tight these days. we're in a growing economy, by the way, but it's pretty flat. But despite the growth, states have spent so much in the past few years, they have little or no reserve funds. And guess who takes some of the hit for that less-than-stellar planning? Yup, schools.
We've got districts cutting back on nurses, librarians, field trips, the whole Magilla. Now what's been rucketing in my head (slick, no?) is that you almost never see cuts to six-figure administrative jobs in the district offices. Or, you rarely see the pricey consultant services trimmed back.
Here's a thought for you: Go online to your local district website and find when the board meetings are. Pay them a visit. Ask the tough questions and make you voice heard.
Don't the the boards run their budget knife through the heart of education - the classroom and library (nurses, too) while leaving the fat untouched.
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